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ized in the early 1990s
but only completed in
2003, included the study,
design, and construction
of sanitation systems to
improve sewerage collec-
tion and disposal systems
in Roseau. In that proj-
ect, ACE Engineering Ltd
undertook about one third of the total water
and sewer works of the main on-shore, pipeline
contract valued at $16 million.
“In 2004, having decided that we wanted to
separate the consultancy and construction arms
of the business, we decided to sell the consul-
tancy arm to a local company, SORREL Consul-
tancy Ltd., which one of
our shareholders was also
a shareholder of,”explains
Le Blanc. “So,we kept
the construction arm and
developed it into what we
are, today. We concentrate
mostly on civil works–in-
frastructure types–roads,
retaining walls, utility infrastructure (water supply,
underground utilities), as well as housing and
commercial real estate development.”
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Among the many recently completed
projects of ACE Engineering Ltd. are:
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West Coast Water Supply
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St. Cyr Resource Centre
ACE Engineering Ltd.
AT A GLANCE
ACE Engineering Ltd.
WHAT:
A construction company
concentrating on civil works projects
WHERE:
Roseau, Dominica
WEBSITE:
www.ace-engineering-ltd.comn
Roseau Cathedral –Erection of Steel
Framing System
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Ross University School of Medicine
Entrance Road and Guard House
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Petite Coulibri Resorts
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Point Michele Sea Wall
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Morne Bruce Water Storage Tanks
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Melville Hall Drainage and Lighting
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Petro Caribe Jimmit Fuel Storage Facility
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Infrastructure for a few housing develop
ments around the island
Typical ACE Engineering Ltd. clients are utilities
and public sector projects that are financed exter-
nally through institutions such as the World Bank,
the European Union, and the Caribbean Develop-
ment Bank.“Our niche is civil works,” says Le Blanc,
noting that the company also works for local
housing and hotel developers.“We are contracted
directly, or where it is a better strategy,we engage
other larger or smaller players as joint venture
partners, or subcontractors, or we become sub-